I married an American. He was from the Pacific Northwest but went to law school in the South, so I was living in Virginia and North Carolina. Sarah Hall americancarolinalaw Change image and share on social
It's taken me 15 years to feel I might be able to write and publish short stories, and for the assiduous checks of the industry to allow some through. Sarah Hall assiduouscheckfeel Change image and share on social
I'm very aware of modern countryside issues, such as rewilding: how, as science progresses, we begin to understand that a healthy ecosystem is multiform. Sarah Hall awarebegincountryside Change image and share on social
There's nothing like the vast, dark Atlantic to remind you of your mortality. But terror can also be exhilarating. Sarah Hall atlanticdarkexhilarate Change image and share on social
Dystopian novels, such as Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' often tend to site their despotised or deformed civilisations in urban environments. Sarah Hall civilisationdeformdespotised Change image and share on social
I was the feral, mud-bathing, tree-climbing variety of child. Why would I want to read about pirates when I could build a raft and terrorise sheep along the riverbanks? Sarah Hall bthebuildchild Change image and share on social
Art history became an A-level option at my school the year I started sixth form. This happened because another student and I cajoled and bullied the head of the art department into arranging it with the examination board. Sarah Hall arrangeartboard share on social
I don't like novels that tie everything up in a plot-y way. I always think that's not really true of life, particularly of people in power. Sarah Hall lifenovelpeople Change image and share on social
Show, don't tell, is a mantra repeated by tutors of creative writing courses the world over. As advice for amateurs, it is sound and helps avoid character profiling, unactivated scenes, and broken narrative frames. Sarah Hall adviceamateuravoid share on social
Set in a nameless colonial country, in an unspecified era, Katie Kitamura's second novel tracks the fortunes of a landowning family during the first waves of civil unrest. Sarah Hall civilcolonialcountry Change image and share on social